Hosting an Event
Reserving Space in Forbes – Please allow 5 business days for processing requests.
The Forbes College Office reserves the right to make schedule and room changes when necessary.
We reserve the right to limit the number of reservations a group can make per term.
Your Name & email address :___________________________________________________ Are you a Forbes student? ________
Date and time of your event : _____________________________________________________ (i.e., Thursday, March 22 from 7-9 PM)
Title/Name of your event : _________________________________________________________________________________
How many people do you expect at your event? ___________________________ You may need to hire safeguards.
How many people do you expect at your event? ___________________________ You may need to hire safeguards.
Are Forbes students invited to attend? _____, if yes, you may send a flyer to paslowski@princeton.edu for distribution to our students.
Description of your event:
Do you plan to use media equipment? What type? _______________________________________________________________
For set up and training you need to contact Media Services two weeks in advance and provide them your project grant number.
Do you plan to have food at your event? (MPR only-outside vendors allowed, SDR- dining services only) What type of food will you serve and where are you ordering from?_________________________________________________________________________________________
SDR - small dining room- seats 25, NO OUTSIDE FOOD PERMITED. You may swipe into the dining hall and bring your meal into the SDR.
You may contact Dining Services, three weeks in advance, to make special arrangements to dine in Forbes and provide them with your project grant number. The SDR has a media cabinet and screen. You need to provide your own laptop, MACs require a dongle to connect to the equipment- you must bring your own. If you would like to use the equipment let us know when making your reservation and our facilities manager will assist you with set up.
MPR- multi-purpose room- seats 65- No media equipment. Contact Media Services to have them reserve and set up equipment for your event. You must provide them with a project grant number. You may swipe into the dining hall and bring your meal into the MPR.
Forbes Dining Room - This space is reserved for Forbes events with special permission from the college office and Dining Services.
NO OUTSIDE FOOD PERMITTED. If you are permitted to use the dining room and would like to serve food/drinks you must order through dining services at Forbes.
Forbes Black Box- set up as a student lounge with loveseats. Limited media equipment for movies or the speaker/ audio system may be available with advance notice. Keys are not distributed, our facilities manager will unlock the space for you.
The Forbes Terrace/back yard is only available for Forbes College events open to our residents.
The Forbes Terrace/back yard is only available for Forbes College events open to our residents.
With special permission from the College office, you may be able to request extra tables or seating or the rearrangement of furniture for your event. Once you have received permission from the college office you must contact Building Services (8-3490) and provide them your project grant number to be billed.
We will NOT reserve spaces during reading period or exams! We will only reserve spaces during break weeks after special consideration .
Once your event has been approved, and the space is reserved by the college office, you are responsible for contacting these offices for further assistance with your event, if required:
Building Services: 609-258-3490
Dining Services in Forbes: 609-258- 6088 The Forbes dining manager is Julie Badessa. All special dining arrangements in the SDR or MPR must be made with her approval. You must reserve the space before contacting Julie for your event needs.
Please note: there is no parking at Forbes for participants of your event. If you wish to request parking near Forbes you should contact the Parking and Transportation office to make arrangements. 609-258-3157